friendship

"Mei Lee is a confident, dorky thirteen-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. And as if changes to her interests, relationships, and body weren't enough, whenever she gets too excited (which for a teenager is practically always), she 'poofs' into a giant red panda!"--Provided by publisher.

"It's summertime, and that means it's time to play basketball! Tyler signs the All-Stars up for their first tournament at the local rec center. But he doesn't plan on the challenges that can come with summer. Cam and Brianna are in summer school, Jasmine has to go stay with her dad, and Markus has to mow lawns all summer. Tyler is left alone to practice, and worries that the All-Stars are breaking up. Can the All-Stars find a way to deal with their summer schedules and still practice for the big game?"--Back cover.

William Wyatt Orser's life is turned upside down after his mother has a stroke, but the socially awkward, word-loving twelve-year-old finds glimmers of hope when he discovers friends who share his love of wordplay and books.

Duane the polar bear and the other animals of the very, very far north find their friendships deepening as they are challenged by the arrival of a contentious weasel and an unexpected departure.

Elliot and Boog find themselves on another adventure. After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle, Elliot's road to the alter takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners. Boog, Elliot, McSquizzy, Buddy and the rest of the woodland creatures launch a full-scale rescue mission for their sausage-shaped friend and soon find themselves in enemy camp. Led by a toy poodle named Fifi, the pets do not plan to let Mr. Weenie go without a fight.

In high school, everyone needs the occasional 'do-over.' To spare other kids from humiliating and totally un-cool high school experiences, seniors Virgil and his buddies, Charlie and Zeke, invent the ultimate time machine. But when they accidentally open a black hole, they learn that turning back the clock can create a massive mess.

Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family.

The miniature Clock family has lived with the human Lenders for years, unbeknownst to the Lenders. The Clocks are in the habit of borrowing household items from the Lenders for their own home within the walls. When an evil, scheming lawyer tries to evict the Lenders, the Clocks try to stop him with ingenious devices.

In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous whenshe helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.

A caterpillar is rejected by various groups of animals, until he achieves his beautiful wings and is able to befriend a similarly unhappy caterpillar.